Kombucha Tea: The cure for what ails you?
Categories: Reviews & Products, Alternative & Green Health
Hot on the heels of my Goji Juice post, I saw this one on Kombucha Tea on Fitsugar. It's been called a 'miracle cure-all', and call me a skeptic, but once something has been touted as miracle cure-all, I'm pretty convinced it's a scam.
So just what is this tea? It's a fermented drink, made of a combination of bacteria and yeast. Mmmmm, sounds delicious. It's been popular in China since the 200s BC, and though it's popular with people the world over, including celebrities, it's supposed 'benefits' haven't been confirmed. That's not to say it's not effective -- many people report increased energy -- but I have issues with companies that claim their product is a miracle cure-all when they have no scientific evidence to back it up. But I suppose a slogan along the lines of 'A few people say it makes them feel great!' isn't nearly as effective.
Have you tried it?
So just what is this tea? It's a fermented drink, made of a combination of bacteria and yeast. Mmmmm, sounds delicious. It's been popular in China since the 200s BC, and though it's popular with people the world over, including celebrities, it's supposed 'benefits' haven't been confirmed. That's not to say it's not effective -- many people report increased energy -- but I have issues with companies that claim their product is a miracle cure-all when they have no scientific evidence to back it up. But I suppose a slogan along the lines of 'A few people say it makes them feel great!' isn't nearly as effective.
Have you tried it?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
TVGenius 7-10-2007 @ 6:29PM
We made a 5 gallon batch at a summer gifted camp when I was 14. Not bad, but I didn't notice anything special afterwards.
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Pham 9-08-2007 @ 1:41AM
This is a very new and interesting tea. I have heard of this but haven't actually taste this. There are so many things to learn about tea drink, one can't possible know them all, right? I will research more on this and may be gain some new insights into this combination of yeast and bacteria. A little comment on the statement " benefits haven't yet confirmed...". Generally speaking, tea is quite new to Western people and western most focus on experiments and evidence. One the other hand, eastern is more on observations. Except green tea, there isn't much done on most tea drink than other foods, so there isn't as many evidences to convine people about health benefits.
Take an example of the 2 doctors that receive the nobel prize on their discovery that ulcer is caused by bacteria rather than stress. They have been doing experiments since 1980s to convince their colleagues that their hypothesis is right. So may be tea drink will have to wait a bit longer to prove to skeptical people that the health benefits are true. There are many reports on BBC about tea research seems very promissing...
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